Labor Dept. Proposing Rule Change on Petitions for Declaratory Rulings

South Dakota regulators have scheduled a Sept. 6 public hearing on a proposed rule change that would give the secretary of the Department of Labor & Regulation authority to dismiss requests for declaratory rulings without holding a hearing. Requests for declaratory rulings are made if a party wishes to know where the department stands on the applicability of a statute, rule or department order. The department is proposing to add a provision to Chapter 47:01:01, which governs the submission of petitions for declaratory rulings, stating that the labor secretary "has the discretion to ...